GOING BATTY!!

July 7, 2010

While visiting the USA last month, I had the amazing opportunity to rescue some tiny abandoned baby bats. It was a unique experience to become their “Mom”, to feed and care for them. Bats on the east coast of the States may actually become extinct soon. 90% have died due to white-nose syndrome, a fungus which is still spreading quickly across the States. This will have a devastating effect, as bats eat more than their weight in bugs each night. Crops will be hit hard, and tons more pesticides will poison our environment. Yet bat rehabilitators are disappointingly hard to find. I drove 120 miles to get these babies to a rehabber named Kasha Breau. Like most wildlife carers, she funds herself and works incredibly hard. If you live in the States & can donate a few dollars, please please do: 101 Edstrom Rd, Marlborough, CT 06447 (By the way, that’s a waxmoth grub in the baby’s mouth in the photo. This was his first solid food!)